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Counterstrike vs Overwatch - What's the difference?

counterstrike | overwatch |

As nouns the difference between counterstrike and overwatch

is that counterstrike is (military|sports) the tactic of counterattacking while overwatch is (military) the supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.

As verbs the difference between counterstrike and overwatch

is that counterstrike is to perform a counterstrike while overwatch is to watch over.

counterstrike

English

(wikipedia counterstrike)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking

    • Synonyms

    * counterattack

    Verb

  • To perform a counterstrike.

    • overwatch

    English

    (wikipedia overwatch)

    Verb

  • To watch over.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 11, author=Michael R. Gordon, title=Petraeus Sees Bigger Role in Protecting Iraqi Civilians, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=At a further and undefined point in the future, the American force would shrink to about seven and later five brigades — all involved in overwatch missions. }}